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Cleita

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3. They mentioned redundancy which I believe means that

Reply to Duer 157099 (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 8, 2012, 08:55 PM

Jan 2012

they just won't hire anyone new. Instead, the normal attrition of people quitting, retiring or maybe having other reasons to leave a job will be filled by workers from the closed prisons instead. Also, as mentioned above, they have a decent unemployment benefits system in case any of them might have to wait in line for an opening.

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Imagine living in a place where prisons are closed... [View all] one_voice Jan 2012 OP

Not only that, but what happens to those 1,200 newly unemployed? Duer 157099 Jan 2012 #1

No, I don't think so... one_voice Jan 2012 #2

They mentioned redundancy which I believe means that Cleita Jan 2012 #3

must be nice. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #4

Their drug laws are less strict as I understand it. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #5

Drug law reform is way, way overdue RZM Jan 2012 #6

we've privatized prisons so crime pays bigtime spanone Jan 2012 #7

Bingo. Cleita Jan 2012 #8